Re: [Groff] extending groff language

2014-01-08 Thread Bernd Warken
> Von: "Werner LEMBERG" > > > To that end, what does de1 do that you can't define in a regular > > troff macro? > > It's not clear to me what Bernd wanted to say – we already have a > `de1' request. I'm not totally sure, what you mean. I didn't create de1 requests. I only defined the new re

Re: [Groff] extending groff language

2014-01-08 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> To that end, what does de1 do that you can't define in a regular > troff macro? It's not clear to me what Bernd wanted to say – we already have a `de1' request. Werner

Re: [Groff] extending groff language

2014-01-08 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Blake, > > I want to extend the groff language by a single .de1 without hurting > > the compatibility. > > I think we'd all agree that no new primitive command should be added > if that command can be accomplished by defining a regular troff macro. > To that end, what does de1 do that you can't

Re: [Groff] extending groff language

2014-01-08 Thread Blake McBride
Greetings, I think we'd all agree that no new primitive command should be added if that command can be accomplished by defining a regular troff macro. To that end, what does de1 do that you can't define in a regular troff macro? Thanks. Blake McBride On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 5:23 AM, Bernd War

[Groff] extending groff language

2014-01-04 Thread Bernd Warken
Hi, I want to extend the groff language by a single .de1 without hurting the compatibility. In which file can I store this .de1 within the groff source? It seems to be no tmac file, because it is about the groff language and not a macro package. Bernd Warken